Monroe Free Library sponsors five trips between April and October

Monroe - The Monroe Free Library is sponsoring five trips for all ages and interests. Registration is open now. More details are available at the Library’s Reference desk at 44 Millpond Parkway, or by calling 783 4411. • Tuesday, April 1, a day trip into Manhattan will feature guided tours of the Frick Collection and of the Waldorf-Astoria, where lunch will be provided. The Frick, housed in a mansion, features some of the best-known works by major European artists; the Waldorf-Astoria is a luxurious Art Deco landmark. ($75) • Wednesday, May 14, the Library is chartering a bus trip to Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty. Ellis Island, which processed new Americans until 1954, features a museum dedicated to the American immigrant experience ($35). • Saturday, June 7, families are invited on a day trip to the Bronx Zoo, free from the headaches of driving and parking. Get out of your monkey house and see the Monkey House (adults $37; kids and seniors $34). • Sept. 8 to 16: If all that isn’t relaxing enough, try eight nights in Hawaii. Travelers will spend four nights in Oahu and four nights in Maui (from $1,995). • Oct. 28 to 31, a group will tour Colonial Williamsburg, Baltimore’s Inner Harbor and the monuments of Washington, D.C. The four-day trip will include an evening of dinner theatre and a visit to the Williamsburg Pottery (from $555).